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economics

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. economics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. agricultural economics (noun)
  3. home economics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  4. household economics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  5. institutional economics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  6. new economics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  7. scarcity economics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  8. welfare economics (noun)

eco·nom·ics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˌe-kə-ˈnä-miks, ˌē-kə-\

Definition of ECONOMICS

1
a : a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services b : economic theory, principles, or practices <sound economics>
2
: economic aspect or significance <the economics of building a new stadium>
3
: economic conditions <current economics>

First Known Use of ECONOMICS

1792

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with ECONOMICS

bionomics, ergonomics

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